Skirt and shirt-waist holder.



No- 806,191. 'PATENTED DEC; 5, 1905.

J. M. ROSSI. SKIRT AND SHIRT WAIST HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1906.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTGF.

JOSEPH MARION ROSS 1,01? NEW YORK, N. v.

SKIRT AND SHIRT-WAIST HOLDER- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented b 5, 19oz.

Application filed March '7, 1906. Serial No'. 248,907-

I To all whom it may concern.-

wardly to engage the shirt-waist, w .lower series project outwardly for engagement with the band of the skirt.

Be it known that I, JOSEPH MARION Ross'I, a citizen of the United States, residing at 645 St. Johns Place, Brooklyn, New York city, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Skirt and Shirt.Waist Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in skirt and shirt-waist holders, and has for its object the'provision of a device of this character the characteristics of which are simplicity, strength, and minimum width, the

- the two series occupy the same planes longitudinally of the teeth; It is also to be noted that the upper series of teeth profit ine the The novel details in the construction and arrangement of the several features of the device will be ap arent from the detailed de y scription hereina ter given when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, formin part hereof, and wherein the beforereferre -to embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device attached to a belt, the latter bein partly shown in full and partly in dotted 'nes. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Referring more specifically. to the drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to corresponding arts in the several views, A designates an e ongated narrow substantially rectangular frame curved transversely, Fig. 3, to conform to the curvature of the back of the person, said frame having an open unobstructed central portion B and verticall -disposed slots 0, one near each end of t e same, for the attachment of tape or webbing D, adapted to surround the waist of the user and be secured together at the front through the medium of an ordinary buckle E.

From the top and bottom bars a of the frame A two serles of inwardly-directed teeth project, the upper series F being offset in an mward directlon relative to the inner face of the frame and the lower series G being oflset outwardly relative to the outer face of said frame.

their pointed ends to lessen the danger of their catching upon objects other than the garments'for the retention of which these teeth are designed. Notwithstanding this elongation of the teeth, the width of the frame A is'comparatively narrow, thereby lending comfort to the wearer, owing to the peculiar arrangement of the teeth. The arrangement is obvious from the drawings;

but it may be here added that the teeth of one of the series are staggered relative to the teeth of the other series, whereby each tooth faces and preferably proects into the space bordered by a pair of t e .teeth or by the outermost teeth and ends of the frame.

I believe I am the first in the art to employ in a device of the character defined herein an open narrow frame having the elongatedteeth.

The teeth of both of the series above v defined are long and substantially straight at Havingthus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured.

by Letters Patent, is

A skirt and shirt-waist holder comprisin an elongated narrow frame having a centra open portion, and two series of widely-separated elongated teeth adapted to engage a shirt-waist and skirt respectively, one series projecting inwardly from the top bar of the ame and the other series projecting inwardly from the bottom bar thereof, the teeth of one series being dis osed in alternate arrangement with the teet of the 0 posite series and also ofiset with respect thereto,

whereby an enlarged space opposite the point l of each tooth and also 111 rear thereof remains within the frame for the reception of the bulged portions of the garments when secured. 7 I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence, of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH MARION ROSSI. Witnesses:

W. B. YEOMANS, RICHARD D. WHITE. 

